GeForce RTX 3080, 3070 and 3060 even on notebooks for unprecedented performance
Source: HW Upgrade added 12th Jan 2021
They are called GeForce RTX 3080, 3070 is 3060 the first Nvidia Ampere GPUs intended for gaming and productivity notebooks. The first laptops will hit the market at the end of the month with prices starting at 1099 EUR.
by Manolo De Agostini published 12 January 2021 , at 20: 01 in the Video Cards channel
GeForce Ampere NVIDIA
Nvidia presented to CES 2021 the new range of GeForce RTX GPUs 3000 “Ampere” dedicated to the world of notebooks . Laptops equipped with the new GPUs will be available from 26 January with prices starting from 1099 euro , for a total of more than 70 models expected at launch.
The US company has developed three models of mobile GPUs that are named GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB, GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 8 / 16 GB . While waiting to experience the capabilities of these new graphics chips first hand, Nvidia let us know that “the GeForce RTX 3060 guarantees 90 frames per second in games at ultra settings 1080 p. I laptop RTX 3060 start from 1099 euro and are faster than laptops with Nvidia’s previous flagship GPU, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER sold from 2500 EUR”.
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 3060 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GA 104 | GA 104 | GA 106 |
| CUDA Core | 6144 | 5120 | 3840 |
| Freq. Boost | 1245 – 1710 MHz | 1290 – 1620 MHz | 1283 – 1703 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory | 8 GB / 16 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 6 GB GDDR6 |
| TDP | 80 W – 150 W | 80 W – 125 W | 60 W – 115 W |
La GeForce RTX 3070 , like the desktop solution of the same name, aims instead to offer “90 frames per second at ultra settings a 1440 p. Laptops with RTX 3070 start at 1499 euro and are the 50% more faster than those with RTX 2070 “, emphasizes Nvidia.
Finally, here’s the GeForce RTX 3080 mobile , Nvidia’s new flagship GPU for laptops. “Offering up to 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, powers the world’s fastest laptops for gamers and creators. Guarantees over 100 frames per second at ultra settings a 1440 p . Laptops equipped with RTX 3080 start at 2070 euro “. According to Nvidia, the GeForce RTX 3080 allows you to play 240 fps with titles like Overwatch, Rainbow Six, Valorant and Fortnite.
Of these graphics chips will be available both the Max-P version designed for maximum performance than Max-Q , optimized to ensure high performance, but within more compact notebooks than average. This is possible thanks to a series of technologies such as Dynamic Boost 2.0 and WhisperMode 2.0 to control both the GPU clock at all times and the operation of the cooling system.
Similar to GPUs for The desktop compartment also mobile solutions will exploit the Resizable BAR functionality of the PCI Express protocol to access the entire graphics memory immediately, to further increase performance. In addition to gaming laptops, a new generation of Nvidia Studio solutions will arrive on the market (models of Asus are planned, Gigabyte, MSI and Razer) for productivity, especially aimed at those who edit video and need not only power but also the flexibility guaranteed by the AI features of the new GPUs.